Beaver: According to a new international study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham, Beavers can engineer riverbeds into promising ways to prevent carbon dioxide release into the air. The beaver, from the genus Castor, includes two amphibious rodent species. They are semi-aquatic species. They live in streams, marshes, rivers, and ponds and along […]

National Biodiversity Authority: The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) launched short-term Internship Programme (upto 3 months), for students who are undergoing graduation/post graduation. It is a statutory body established under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. It was formally set up in 2003. Headquarters: It is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The NBA performs facilitative, regulatory, and […]

Great Salt Lake: Researchers at the University of Utah have found that freshwater saturates the rock and sediment beneath the Great Salt Lake to depths of up to 13,000 feet. Great Salt Lake is a saline lake located in northern Utah, United States. It is the largest inland body of salt water in the Western […]

Sperm Whale: According to a statement by the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom, Sperm whales have been caught headbutting on camera for the first time. It is the largest of the toothed whales, easily recognized by its enormous square head and narrow lower jaw. It has the largest head and the largest […]

Moon’s titanium-rich rocks: A new study by researchers from IIT-Kharagpur and the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad decoded moon’s titanium-rich rocks. Titanium is the fourth most abundant metal and the ninth most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. It often occurs in ore deposits in the form of chemical compounds with iron or oxygen. It […]